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MCM301

Solved quiz

Q8. Which one of the following defines interpersonal communication as communication that occurs between people who have known each other for some time?

Developmental view

Contextual view Relative view Virtual view

Q9. What does frequent eye contact show?

Tension

Liking

Rejection Boredom

  1. Poor retention either on the part of the sender or on the part of the receiver can create problems or lead to __________ _.

Misunderstanding

Hatred Understanding Generousity

Q11. Which type of communication it would be when subordinates update their superiors by telling them about problems at the workplace?

Upward

Horizontal Downward Group

12. Probing is:

Attempting to explain what the sender's statement means. Attempting to gain additional information, continue the discussion, or clarify a point. Attempting to discover completely what the sender means. Making a judgment about the worth of sender's statement.

13. Question # 3 of 10 ( Start time: 09:46:57 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following is the first step in order to overcome communication barriers?

To recognize the most common barriers and then, understand their negative impact on

Q14. How many categories do feedback has?

Q15. Which of the following is/are example(s) of interpersonal exchange?

Conversations Dialogues Small group discussions

Q16. How many words is average speaker’s rate per minute?

100 to 150

400 to 500 More than 500 Countless

Q17. Which of the following is a form of communication in which messages are sent to large, public, dissimilar, anonymous, distant audiences using some intermediate instrument of transfer?

Mass communication

Group communication

Q18. Which of the following is correct about human memory?

Not very sharp

Reconstructive

Poorly developed

Q19. Which one of the following pattern is especially effective if the audience already knows that the problem exists?

Problem/solution order

Cause/effect order

Deductive order Inductive order

Q20. Which of the following is not a demographic characteristic?

Sex Age Cultural background

Attitude

Q21. The term pitch refers which of the following?

The degree of lowness of sound The degree of highness of sound The degree of highness or lowness of a sound

22. All of the following are the elements of communication process. EXCEPT:

Sender Message Channel

Creativity

Q23. Which one of the following statement defines situational context of interpersonal communication?

It concerns your reactions to the other person. It deals with the psycho-social "where" you are communicating. It is who you are and what you bring to interaction. It deals with the physical "where" you are communicating.

24. All of the following are the barriers to communication, EXCEPT:

Over communication Conflicting information Language difference

Composing message at proper level

Q25. Which of the following involves grasping what the speaker means by seeing the ideas and information from his/her point of view?

Listening

Hearing Filtering Speaking

26. Self-confident individuals usually stand more erect than those:

who lack confidence

who are over-confident who are submissive who are arrogan

Q27. A presenter who speaks too loudly may be perceived as which of the following?

Bombastic Aggressive Insensitive to listeners

Q28. Which of the following pattern is not a specific organizational pattern?

Spatial

Topical

Deductive

29. The word 'communication' is derived from a Latin word ‘communico’, which means:

To share

To respond To give To tell

Q30. Which of the following barriers are most often the hardest to identify and reduce or eliminate?

Physical barriers

Listener barriers

Sender barriers None of above

  1. _ __________ is a process which demands that full attention be paid to the spoken material.

Speaking

Listening

Hearing Dialogue

Q32. Which of the following statement has biased language?

Most Germans are direct in their communication. Jews generally make good businesspeople. Some Japanese businesspeople cannot speak English. Older people generally have lower energy levels.

33. All of the following are the categories of feedback, except:

Evaluation Interpretation Probing

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